You Too Can Send Your Kids To Will Smith's Private School!

From CELE|BITCHY — This is not a joke. Mister Smith, who home schools his children, has decided to create his own private school instead. Where is it? In Calabasas, CA of course! What are the details of this specialized, and not-too-pricey institution? Check them out, after the jump!

Will Smith's private school is accepting applications for Fall

Will Smith has started his own private school in Calabasas, California for children from pre-kindergarten to grade 6 called the New Village Academy. It emphasizes learning by doing, technology and individualized instruction. According to the school's website, which makes no mention of Smith, they will provide every child with a laptop computer, including pre-k students, and serve an all-organic low-fat sugar-free menu. It will cost $12,500 a year for grades 3-6 and $11,500 for K-2, with financial aid available for families who qualify.

Smith homeschools his two younger children, Jaden, 9 and Willow, 7, and told People Magazine last year that he wanted 'to design the system that revolutionizes public education.'

Now Smith has paid about $890,000 to lease an existing school for three years, and classes will start this year, according to the school's website and the May 26 edition of The National Enquirer.

I have a masters degree in education and many members of my family work in the school system. While the concepts on the website for Smith's school are well described and sound like ...

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